"...racial segregation in schools exists today in several countries in the EU. In #Slovakia, more than 60% of Roma children attend schools where they are in the majority."
the Guardian
Segregated classrooms are not a thing of the past – look at what is happening in Slovakia | Kamila Gunišová and Michal Zálešák
As activists against segregation, we’ve been told it’s about language, or behaviour, or choice. In reality, it’s pure discrimination, say Kam...
On May 29, the city of Aachen plans to honor European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen with the prestigious Karlspreis award, partly for the “impetus she has given to the Green Deal”. Weird when von der Leyen is in fact dismantling one of the Green Deal’s most meaningful achievements.
Human Rights Watch
EU Commission President Receives Award for Green Deal Laws She is Undoing
In June 2024, the EU adopted a groundbreaking law requiring large companies to respect human rights and the environment throughout their global val...
EU tells Hungary to scrap its anti-NGO bill or face court (EU Observer):
EUobserver
EU tells Hungary to scrap its anti-NGO bill or face court
"The Commission has great concerns with this draft. If adopted as it is, it would constitute a serious breach of EU principles and law. ... We will...
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Human Rights Watch
How to Gut Democracy: Daily Brief
Advice for aspiring autocrats – from Andrew Stroehlein in Human Rights Watch’s Daily Brief:
Transitions published this piece from me on #Hungary and I love the photo and photo credit they used…
Transitions
How To Gut Democracy  - Transitions
Are you an aspiring dictator trying to destroy democracy from within? From Human Rights Watch.
If anyone ever needs a step-by-step guide to destroying democracy, just see what Viktor Orbán and his government have been doing in #Hungary.
Human Rights Watch
How to Gut Democracy: Daily Brief
Advice for aspiring autocrats – from Andrew Stroehlein in Human Rights Watch’s Daily Brief:
Yet again, Russia is aiming to hide the truth about human rights violations in Russia and Russia's atrocities in Ukraine.
The Moscow Times
Russia Declares Amnesty International ‘Undesirable’ - The Moscow Times
Russian authorities on Monday designated Amnesty International as an “undesirable” organization, a move that risks significant jail time for th...
This is very good - not just because it confirms what I’ve come to believe after decades in the public debate business, but yes, also that
the Guardian
This article won’t change your mind. Here’s why | Sarah Stein Lubrano
Evidence shows that arguing our case rarely convinces others. It’s social relationships and actions that have that power, says author Sarah Stein...
Today, everyone knows what’s happening in #Gaza. Israel has been committing atrocities - war crimes, crimes against humanity, acts of genocide… The new plan makes Israel's intentions even more obvious. Other countries have obligations that are just as obvious…
Human Rights Watch
An Escalation of Extermination : Daily Brief
If Israel’s abhorrent plan to “destroy” #Gaza is implemented, the future question will be, “How could world leaders have allowed that to ha...
Scores of migrant workers in #Saudi Arabia have died in gruesome yet avoidable workplace-related accidents, including falling from buildings, electrocution, and even decapitation.
Human Rights Watch
Saudi Arabia: Migrant Workers Electrocuted, Decapitated, and Falling to Death at Workplaces
Scores of migrant workers in Saudi Arabia die in gruesome yet avoidable workplace-related accidents, including falling from buildings, electrocutio...
The basic conversation with governments that believe they’re “the good guys”… “Good guy” governments: Stop exposing our issues, please. Human rights folks: It’s not “issues.” It’s abuses, atrocities, and complicity in atrocities. GGG: But you’re giving ammunition to our enemies. HR folks: Er, no. You’re giving ammunition to your enemies. If you don’t want us to report your crimes, then stop committing them. GGG: That’s unreasonable.